LIFE IS A DANCE FOR YOU TO DANCEby: Maria Luisa TaylorLife is every whereLifeLife is a challenge Life is a gift
Life is a change Life is a tragedyLife is lonelyLife is pain
Life is full of frustrationLife is a mysteryLife is loveLife is made of hurt
Life is not a bed of rosesLife is a dance for you to danceLife is every state of mindWhat is life?
Life is a puzzle, solve itLife is full of unexpectedLife is unexplainable Life.
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Life is diffrent everyday. Enjoy it as much as you can.
MY POEM:Family is always yoursFamily is yoursFamilyFamily has challengesFamily is your gift Family changes youFamily is the best thingFamily is different Family is has complicationsFamily is a mysteryFamily loves you Family never hurts you Family is always there for youFamily is always yoursFamily is a different meaning What is Family? Family always helps you solve a PuzzelFamily always helps you
Family
Homework, I Love You by Kenn Nesbitt Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great.
It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late.
I think you’re the best when I’m totally stressed,
preparing and cramming all night for a test.
Homework, I love you. What more can I say? I love to do hundreds of problems each day. You boggle my mind and you make me go blind,
but still I’m ecstatic that you were assigned.
Homework, I love you. I tell you, it’s true.
There’s nothing more fun or exciting to do.
You’re never a chore, for it’s you I adore.
I wish that our teacher would hand you out more.
Homework, I love you. You thrill me inside.
I’m filled with emotions. I’m fit to be tied.
I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain.
Of course, that’s because I’m completely insane.
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My Poem:School, I love you
School, I love youMaking me wake up at 6 in the morningJust so I can get ready for youAnd barley getting any sleep School, I love youMaking me stay up lateNot getting enough sleepOr having a lot of fun School, I love youMaking me work, and workNot having enough days for me
Mystery Meal by Bruce Lansky Great green globs ofgreasy, grimy gopher guts,
mutilated monkey meat,
little birdies' dirty feet-
Hot school lunches
aren't fit for kids to eat.
I think I'm going to barf.
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To describe how the food looks
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To make us understand how the writer feels about the meal
My Poem:BEST Meal My Mom prepared me a mealSo yummy, Hot, DelicousThe best meal i ever ateI watch the sauce run down the cornThe steamSo yummyMy mom's meal My Teacher Loves Her iPod byBruce Lansky My teacher loves her iPod.It’s always in her ear.She doesn’t mind it if we jokeor chat ’cause she can’t hearIf we don’t pay attention, she doesn't seem to care. Whenever she has music on, she wears a distant stare. Our principal dropped by one day, and she paid no attention. He took away her iPod, and he sent her to detention.
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Life lesson
To pay attention
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My Brother Loves His ComputerMy Brother Loves His computerHe is always on itHe never pays attention I never see him studyMy Mother came into his room once,Not seeing him studyNow hes grounded My Sister's Always on the Phone by Bruce Lansky My sister's always on the phone.I never see her study.She doesn't do her homework,which is why her grades are cruddy.My sister's always on the phone,but I don't think that's cool.My sister is so popularshe's flunking out of school.
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Don't waste time not doing your homework
My Poem: My Brother Is Always On His ComputerMy brother is always on his computer
He's always chatting with his friendsMy brother is always on his computerThat's why he is not a straight A student My Teacher Sees Right Through Me byBruce Lansky I didn’t do my homework. My teacher asked me, “Why?” I answered him, “It’s much too hard.” He said, “You didn’t try.” I told him, “My dog ate it.” He said, “You have no dog.” I said, “I went out running.” He said, “You never jog.” I told him, “I had chores to do.” He said, “You watched TV.” I said, “I saw the doctor.” He said, “You were with me.” My teacher sees right through my fibs, which makes me very sad. It’s hard to fool the teacher when the teacher is your dad.
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My Poem:My Mom Knows me so WellI Didn't clean my roomMy mom asked "Why?"I said "My room is clean enough."She said "Don't lie. I can fall and break my leg in that room."I said "My dog in the way."She said "He was on a walk with me."I said "I didn't have time."She said "You were watching t.v."It so hard to lie to your motherWhen she lives in the same house
What to Remember in Schoolby Kenn Nesbitt Forget that two times four is eight. Forget the name of every state. Forget the answers on the test. Forget which way is east or west. Forget the myths of ancient Rome. Forget to bring your books from home. Forget the words you learned to spell. Forget to hear the recess bell. Forget your homeroom teacher's name. Forget the after-school game. Forget which team's supposed to win. Forget to turn your homework in. Forget the distance to the moon. Forget how many days in June. Forget the capital of France. But don't forget to wear your pants!
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What to remember about lifeForget about the past
Forget about what happened in school todayForget about what happened yesterday in schoolForget about what happened to you 5 years agoForget about everything bad in life But remember ther presentAnd the good times My Dog Chewed Up My Homeworkby Bruce Lansky I'm glad to say my homework's done. I finished it last night. I've got it right here in this box. It's not a pretty sight. My dog chewed up my homework. He slobbered on it, too. So now my homework's ripped to shreds and full of slimy goo. It isn't much to look at, but I brought it anyway. I'm going to dump it on your desk if I don't get an A.
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My Poem:My dog put a paw print on my homework I finished my homework Just 2 hours agoI had it neatly stacked But then my dog came running aroundwith dirty pawsand he jumped on my homeworki have the prove right in front of me
Life is a change Life is a tragedyLife is lonelyLife is pain
Life is full of frustrationLife is a mysteryLife is loveLife is made of hurt
Life is not a bed of rosesLife is a dance for you to danceLife is every state of mindWhat is life?
Life is a puzzle, solve itLife is full of unexpectedLife is unexplainable
Life.
Enjoy it as much as you
can.
MY POEM:Family is always yoursFamily is yoursFamilyFamily has challengesFamily is your gift
Family changes youFamily is the best thingFamily is different
Family is has complicationsFamily is a mysteryFamily loves you Family never hurts you
Family is always there for youFamily is always yoursFamily is a different meaning What is Family?
Family always helps you solve a PuzzelFamily always helps you
Family
Homework, I Love You
by Kenn Nesbitt
Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great.
It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late.
I think you’re the best when I’m totally stressed,
preparing and cramming all night for a test.
Homework, I love you. What more can I say?
I love to do hundreds of problems each day.
You boggle my mind and you make me go blind,
but still I’m ecstatic that you were assigned.
Homework, I love you. I tell you, it’s true.
There’s nothing more fun or exciting to do.
You’re never a chore, for it’s you I adore.
I wish that our teacher would hand you out more.
Homework, I love you. You thrill me inside.
I’m filled with emotions. I’m fit to be tied.
I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain.
Of course, that’s because I’m completely insane.
better
My Poem:School, I love you
School, I love youMaking me wake up at 6 in the morningJust so I can get ready for youAnd barley getting any sleep
School, I love youMaking me stay up lateNot getting enough sleepOr having a lot of fun
School, I love youMaking me work, and workNot having enough days for me
Mystery Meal
by Bruce Lansky
Great green globs ofgreasy, grimy gopher guts,
mutilated monkey meat,
little birdies' dirty feet-
Hot school lunches
aren't fit for kids to eat.
I think I'm going to barf.
My Mom prepared me a mealSo yummy, Hot, DelicousThe best meal i ever ateI watch the sauce run down the cornThe steamSo yummyMy mom's meal
My Teacher Loves Her iPod
by Bruce Lansky
My teacher loves her iPod.It’s always in her ear.She doesn’t mind it if we jokeor chat ’cause she can’t hearIf we don’t pay attention,
she doesn't seem to care.
Whenever she has music on,
she wears a distant stare.
Our principal dropped by one day,
and she paid no attention.
He took away her iPod,
and he sent her to detention.
My Poem:
My Brother Loves His ComputerMy Brother Loves His computerHe is always on itHe never pays attention I never see him studyMy Mother came into his room once,Not seeing him studyNow hes grounded
My Sister's Always on the Phone
by Bruce Lansky
My sister's always on the phone.I never see her study.She doesn't do her homework,which is why her grades are cruddy.My sister's always on the phone,but I don't think that's cool.My sister is so popularshe's flunking out of school.
My Poem:
My Brother Is Always On His ComputerMy brother is always on his computer
He's always chatting with his friendsMy brother is always on his computerThat's why he is not a straight A student
My Teacher Sees Right Through Me
by Bruce Lansky
I didn’t do my homework.
My teacher asked me, “Why?”
I answered him, “It’s much too hard.”
He said, “You didn’t try.”
I told him, “My dog ate it.”
He said, “You have no dog.”
I said, “I went out running.”
He said, “You never jog.”
I told him, “I had chores to do.”
He said, “You watched TV.”
I said, “I saw the doctor.”
He said, “You were with me.”
My teacher sees right through my fibs,
which makes me very sad.
It’s hard to fool the teacher
when the teacher is your dad.
My Poem:My Mom Knows me so WellI Didn't clean my roomMy mom asked "Why?"I said "My room is clean enough."She said "Don't lie. I can fall and break my leg in that room."I said "My dog in the way."She said "He was on a walk with me."I said "I didn't have time."She said "You were watching t.v."It so hard to lie to your motherWhen she lives in the same house
What to Remember in Schoolby Kenn Nesbitt
Forget that two times four is eight.
Forget the name of every state.
Forget the answers on the test.
Forget which way is east or west.
Forget the myths of ancient Rome.
Forget to bring your books from home.
Forget the words you learned to spell.
Forget to hear the recess bell.
Forget your homeroom teacher's name.
Forget the after-school game.
Forget which team's supposed to win.
Forget to turn your homework in.
Forget the distance to the moon.
Forget how many days in June.
Forget the capital of France.
But don't forget to wear your pants!
My Poem:
What to remember about lifeForget about the past
Forget about what happened in school todayForget about what happened yesterday in schoolForget about what happened to you 5 years agoForget about everything bad in life But remember ther presentAnd the good times
My Dog Chewed Up My Homeworkby Bruce Lansky
I'm glad to say my homework's done.
I finished it last night.
I've got it right here in this box.
It's not a pretty sight.
My dog chewed up my homework.
He slobbered on it, too.
So now my homework's ripped to shreds
and full of slimy goo.
It isn't much to look at,
but I brought it anyway.
I'm going to dump it on your desk
if I don't get an A.
My Poem:My dog put a paw print on my homework
I finished my homework Just 2 hours agoI had it neatly stacked But then my dog came running aroundwith dirty pawsand he jumped on my homeworki have the prove right in front of me